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The Gray hair comes from to many leads on hexes in the 70's

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Oct 13, 2022 Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side Fingertip Traverse 5.4 ● The bolt was there in 1970. A 1/4" that was there till someone replaced it with the present boat cleat… View Comment
Jan 3, 2021 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Intersection Rock The Flake (Temporarily closed due to rockfall) 5.8 ● Don't know why anyone would prefer doing this in one pitch with the outstanding belay at the top of the fla… View Comment
Oct 24, 2020 Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (e) Maiden Butt… > White Maiden's Walkway (5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c) Looking down from the tree at the Doubtful Corner. ● That mountain mahogany is likely several hundred years old. Please avoid belaying on it. Several of… View Comment
Apr 15, 2020 Joshua Tree NP > Interstate 10 Crags Anybody know the access status of this area? These are everywhere in the Hayfield exit area as of March 2020. I don't recall Eagle Mtn having any. ● Hayfield road is the offramp for the MWD Hinds pumping station on the Colorado river aqueduct. MWD is pr… View Comment
Sep 10, 2019 Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side Coffin Nail 5.8 ● The "Meat Bees" (Yellow Jackets) seem to be most active in the fall. They seem to like to nest in dead woo… View Comment
Dec 9, 2018 Southern-Wester… > Southern Sierra… > Needles > Magician Magic Dragon 5.8 R ● Yep, finished it that way. Thought that entering the dragon's jaws was the appropriate finish. The clue… View Comment

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Regional > Southern California Reply: General Needles Beta Feb 28, 2026 We used to take 22S83 down to get to Voodoo. No telling what condition it is post fire and decent ground clearance required in any case. I'd ask at the Ponderosa if… View Message
Regional > Southern California Reply: Hdhehdhdhdgeyxgdv Oct 8, 2025 More like 60+ LOL View Message
Regional > Southern California Reply: Joshua Tree Challenges? Nov 16, 2024 On yer birthday, Lead yer age in climbs.Get's pretty exhausting past 50.The SCMA once had a crack climbing list that had several phases from beginner to damn difficult. I… View Message
Regional > Southern California Reply: Early history of Tahquitz May 15, 2021 That's probably correct.There's a good possibility that the headwall there was significantly different thenThe first time or two I did the route there was a large tooth stickin… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Coronavirus humor Mar 28, 2020 View Message
Gear > Lost and Found Reply: Lost: BD rack of singles, cordellette anchor and t… Jul 30, 2018 I believe about all the gear was recovered. It was being sorted shortly before the chopper arrived. There may have been some confusion with the pink nail polish mar… View Message

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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 162 ● The Consolation Trad 6 pitches Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (d) Northwest Recess
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 309 ● El Camino Real Trad 4 pitches Tahquitz & Suic… > … > (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b AI3 M1-2 75 ● Northeast Face West Trad, Mixed, Ice 5 pitches Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (b) N Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 53 ● Third Time's a Charm Trad 2 pitches Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Indian Cove CG… > Moosedog Tower
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 494 ● Bird on a Wire Trad 3 pitches Joshua Tree NP > … > Lost Horse Wall > Lost Horse Wall - Rig…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R 14 ● Left Hand Route Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Left Hand of Da… > Left Hand of Darkness…

● The Consolation

Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (d) Northwest Recess

Avg:	162
The:

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 6 pitches

● El Camino Real

Tahquitz & Suic… > … > (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side

Avg:	309
The:

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 4 pitches

● Northeast Face West

Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (b) N Face

Avg:	75
The:

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b AI3 M1-2 Trad, Mixed, Ice 5 pitches
5.6

● Third Time's a Charm

Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Indian Cove CG… > Moosedog Tower

Avg:	53
The:

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
5.10b

● Bird on a Wire

Joshua Tree NP > … > Lost Horse Wall > Lost Horse Wall - Rig…

Avg:	494
The:

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
5.10a

● Left Hand Route

Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Left Hand of Da… > Left Hand of Darkness…

Avg:	14
The:

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R Trad
5.10a/b R